Russian warship, go f**k yourself!

That's killed, the number of wounded will be significantly higher. I would say it's around double those figures in reality.

According to the Kyiv Post a recent audit by the new general has found thousands of troops who haven't been to the front line, whereas there are many who haven't rotated out in 2 years, so (if true) would expect that to provide fresh support.

Why is it safe to say?

It's not in their interest to tell the truth on this.

There's a small cabal of posters here who are anti-Zelensky/Ukraine for whatever reasons and as such they don't want Ukraine to prevail. Which is why we get this production of snide comments, contrarianism and concern-trolling.

There's the "both sides" again.

To repeat this can be a red flag that someone believes that "both sides" are equivalent. In this case, a democratic neutral country and the invader. This technique is on page 1 of the autocrat playbook.

Secondly posters have openly admitted to being against Ukraine. Some others are, but attempt to mask it. Both are not stupid enough to directly support Putin, but indirectly do so by repeating many of his talking points and engaging in other techniques (concern-trolling, contrarianism, etc) which plainly gives it away.

In this case being overly pedantic about Ukrainian propaganda. The Ukrainians are in an extreme situation, their survival as people and as a country is at stake, as such they use a relative amount of propaganda to keep national morale and troop morale up. If we in Ireland were being invaded, we would be doing the same thing.

I've criticised some Ukrainian propaganda (as clumsy, etc) but that comes from a position of support. The views of these individuals don't come from a position of support, rather a systematic and constant petty criticism of Ukraine/Zelensky at any opportunity

It's not really being pedantic about Ukrainian propaganda to say that zelensky pulled the 30k dead figure out of his arse. They would have zero manpower issues if it was even remotely true.

The kia to injured ratio was estimated at 5:1 last summer for ukriane, 3 out of 5 injured soldiers probably won't be able to go back so in reality your down over 100k trained/expirenced troops, given their recuirment issues it's probably why their going to be in defensive mode for the rest of the war

Here's a vid about it, the retired soldier says probably 60,000. Amputees.

God love them, can it be that difficult to send ammo and shells.

https://youtu.be/P0i-Dk5RLr0?si=B6OrQAm9g9ssFcG8

If you don’t sing the praises of Zelensky here you’re automatically pro Kremlin.

Not at all. If however someone's only contribution is to systematically criticise and low-blow Zelensky/Ukraine at every opportunity, that reveals everything.

That's Clare Daly and Mick Wallace territory. Two MEPs who repeatedly vote in favour of Putin's Russia against Europe. The only difference being they are shrewd enough to sprinkle in some faux "criticism" of Putin every once in awhile in a vain attempt to make people think they are objective..

You forgot to mention that the troops are spread out further along the line instead of grouped in pockets at differing locations

So that’s your take from the UKr side of things And what migh be your take from the Russian side of things ?

Is this sarcasm?

Russia aren't going to come marching through Eastern Europe. They don't have anywhere near that capability and will never.

Look at their air defence. They aren't bullet proof while only trying to defend across 1000km.

Up against a wider frontline with more advanced weapons, it would be even more carnage for them then they are currently suffering.

Russia do have the capability to make any attacks on them very difficult but they couldn't dream of taking on EU countries.

No doubt someone will say the usual line of oh they will just destabilise EU countries with other methods then a direct war. But they don't have their computer hackers/propaganda creators on the frontline. So the Ukraine war makes zero difference to this, if anything it makes it more important for Russia to keep pumping money into this area.

I've spent 2 years in here reading how the Russians are powerless gombeens days away from freezing to death in the Ukranian wastelands.

The same people will argue how dangerous Russia is, and it's ability to take over Europe.

Perhaps those most selfish of all are the fat middle aged western men who want to keep sending Ukrainians to their death in a war they can't win behind a guise of "Slava Ukraine"